On April 15, 1819, Wojciech Bogumił Jastrzębowski, author of the May 3, 1831 document: "Wolne chwilerza polskiego, czyli myśli o wiecznym pokoju między narodami ucywilizowanych". Its essential part was the Constitution for Europe. In his treatise, Jastrzębowski wrote about Europe as a federation of nations speaking different languages, but subject to the same general political principles. It was important for Jastrzębowski, who was a young scholar at the time and a participant in the November Uprising, to preserve national distinctions. He wrote about unification as a chance for peace. His vision was partly utopian, and it is difficult to put it forth as a topic for discussion about the future of the modern world. It is clear, however, that even during the 19th century struggle for independence, Poles thought in terms of a broader good, the future of the continent, and not only of their own property torn away from the partitioners in bloody battles.

Thus, we do not have to use only historical examples cited by Western European countries, which often try to introduce a narrative that limits the voice of discussants reminding that attachment to one's own people, traditions, and otherness has been a hotly debated topic for centuries.